Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-09
Friday, December 9. 1887.
AnIouRNED TOWN MEETING.

A Tax of Five and One-Half Mills
 vOted-The Usual Appropriations
 made-ResOlutions on the Town
 Workhouse ProJect-TO be Cons1der-
 ed Tt a Special Town Meeting
 Celebration of the Two Hundred and
 FIrtieth Anniversary of the Town to
 be Also COnsfdered-RIeeEiOn of
 Minor Town officers.
 The adjourned town meeting was held in Loomis' Temple of Music yesterday after noon. Mayor Samuel A. York was moder- ator. About two hundred citizens were present. There was some discussion raised when a motion was made to lay a town tax of five and half mills. Major T. Atwater Barnes thought this was too much and SO amended to make the town tax four and one-half mills. Town Agent Reynolds, in speaking of the amendment, said that five and 8 half mills were needed, according to the opinion of the selectmen. He explained that one mill of the tax was used in payment of the school tax. He was of the opinion that large number of the citizens were not aware of this. MT. Barnes claimed that pro- vision had already been made to meet the ! town's share of the school district tax. Even then there would be sufficient funds to per \ m1G or 8 TeuucClOu OI Ou0 HAl. After some discussion it was voted to lay a tax of five and half mills. The usual appropriations for the various institutions were voted without opposition. Ex- Mayor Lewis asked for an appropriation of $1, 300 for the purpose of celebrating the two hundred and fftieth anniversary of the town of New Haven. The motion was de- clared out of order. the matter had not been put in the call.
 Judge Deming presented the report already printed of the workhouse committee, and 1t was ordered placed on file. He offered the following resolutions:
 Resolved That the selectraen be instructed to pare plans for the erection of a workhouse to be located upon the new town farm and to be so con
 aha5 the iS nmnes of e the necessity should arise in the future the work house might be utilized as part of the almshouse; provided that the estimated cost of such workhouse
 Resolved That the selectmen bs authorized to ap- point competent person to be master Of the new Resolved, That after the erection of a werkhouse mate of the almshouse Resolved, That the town meeting approve of the general recommendations of the comn1ttee upon Resolved, That the seectmen be instructed to door relief from the alnnshouse.
 granting outdoor relief, to ascertain whether
 the applicant is cared for or can be cared for by
 any person. priva.e charitable institution church ol
 society, and to refer him to such unless it shall | fuse to provide for him.
 Resolved, That the selectmen be instruct d tc publish in their annual report figures showing the
 (a) The total number of individuals relieved, ,bott | in institutions and at their homes. As regards those receivipg:outdoor relief: (b) The number of applications. e The number of persons who are able bodied ! and the number who are infirm. (d) The number of each sex.
 (el The approximate ages (as, for instance, tht
 m 5 gndsF nG 6 5 m the anu ng0e n 6etwren 1S @ The nationality
 (g The probable cause of destitution. | (h) The time at which relief was first given.
 As this matter was not included in the cal
 for the town meeting Judge Dsming with | drew them and presented resolution that | town meeting be held on December g to con \ slider the matter. The resolution was pass
 ed with amendment that the matter O
 celebrating the two hundred and fftietl ! anniversary of the town be included in thu
 call.
 | At the last annual town meeting, ,ou motion
 of Attorney John c. Gallagher, it voted | that in future the minor town officers b.
 elected at the adjourned town meeting in ! stead of by ballot on election day as hat | been the custom. This saves quite al | amount of unnecessary printing and avoid
 the delay in counting the votes which uset | to be occasioned by having so many name on the town ticket. In accordance with thi
 vote the following officers were elected t
 serve for one year and until their successor | are elected and qualified:
 Surveyors of highways-James Reynolds Ernes Klenke, Edwin W. Cooper Isaac E. Brown, Loul | Feldman George M. White, Alfred Hughes.
 Haywards-;Henry W. Sanford. James J. ooogan ' Charles F. Bollman.
 Gaugers-Charles G. G. Merrill, Philander H | Beebe, Michael Egan, Andrew P. Hotchkiss an
 PackersWsamuel E. Merwin. Franklin H. Hart \ Frank s. Andrew, Cornelius Pierpont, Joel A Sperry Elford Bradley and Louis c. Pfaff. | Seafers of Weights and Measures-Pau! Roessler Alexander H. Buckingham and Peter Carberry. \ Public WeigherE-Charles F. Tuttle William II Hart, Alonzo A. Townsend Starr H. Barnum, Pierc StakeIum, Albert H Young, Enos $. Kimberly James A. Austin, Alfred E. Blakeslee, James Coe and Frank Hugo.
 Pound Keepers-Henry w. Sanford and James J N COOQan.